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Self-watering containers - dry soil
Aethelflaed99
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Hi - hoping someone else uses self-watering containers and can help me.
I bought two large self-watering containers this spring (link below for pic) and planted morning glory (ipomoea) but found this summer that I still had to water it at least once a day otherwise the leaves wilted. When I checked the soil about half-way down the container seems fairly dry - does anyone else use these and do I need to add some capillary matting as a wick?
Also - I just emptied one of them and the water smells a bit - is this to be expected?
Thanks
I bought two large self-watering containers this spring (link below for pic) and planted morning glory (ipomoea) but found this summer that I still had to water it at least once a day otherwise the leaves wilted. When I checked the soil about half-way down the container seems fairly dry - does anyone else use these and do I need to add some capillary matting as a wick?
Also - I just emptied one of them and the water smells a bit - is this to be expected?
Thanks
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